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CMA CGM seeks startup entrepreneurs

CMA CGM has launched Startup Awards for new companies in maritime transport, logistics, and media, in collaboration with BFM Business and La Tribune. Entrepreneurs worldwide in these three sectors are invited to apply via the website of ZEBOX, the international accelerator initiated by CMA CGM group chairman, Rodolphe Saadé. Winners will receive funding, media exposure through CMA Media, tailored support, and collaboration opportunities with the Group on strategic projects. In each of ... [+]

DP World companies offer end to end freight solution

Trade solutions provider Community Network Services (CNS) and fellow DP World company SeaRates, developers of digital Freight Management services have launched CNS Enterprise, a Cloud-based suite of services to streamline workflows. It aims to address the unique needs and challenges companies in the freight and logistics ... [+]

Time running out to deliver Safety & Security decs, warns ASM

Freight software firm Agency Sector Management (ASM) is warning that the new Government’s failure to communicate of new Safety & Security Entry Summary declarations will make it hard to deliver the required functionality by the October deadline. Currently, the UK applies a waiver for goods coming ... [+]

Digital Catapult in bid to speed up global supply chain

Digital Catapult, the UK authority on advanced technology, has unveiled an International Supply Chain Accelerator that aims to transform global supply chains through the application of deep tech solutions. It has launched two initiatives, one focused on Seamless Trade Across Borders and the second on Product ... [+]

NF Global expands with Descartes

UK forwarder NF Global Logistics has expanded its use of the Descartes e-Customs solution to manage customs compliance for groupage services across continental Europe. Descartes e-Customs is web-based solution that helps filers submit data to HMRC and other government agencies. NF Global Logistics, founded in ... [+]

Transporeon appoints Turkey manager

Online freight platform Transporeon has appointed Gökalp Kobe Ertuğrul as country manager in Turkey. Transporeon connects freight buyers and sellers via its neutral transportation management platform, with a global network of over 1,400 shippers and retailers and over 150,000 carriers and logistics service providers. He ... [+]

Port community providers ponder the future

The International Port Community Systems Association (IPCSA) has launched a Foresight initiative to consider future scenarios and provide a global framework and pathway. The exercise will bring together IPCSA members and external experts at a series of three regional two-day workshops, to be held over the ... [+]

Government to fund port preparations for EU’s new border system

The government announced on 27 August that it was making available £10.5 million of funding to support preparations at the Port of Dover, Eurostar and Eurotunnel for the EU’s Entry/Exit System (EES) digital passport checkes. Travellers from the UK and other non-EU countries will have ... [+]

Project44 offers emissions reporting

The project44 supply chain visibility platform is now offering emissions monitoring, giving shippers, carriers and logistics firms Scope 3 emissions insights for optimized decision-making. It offers customers precise, GLEC-accredited emissions calculations for shipments across all modes.  Users can streamline their compliance with customizable reporting and ... [+]

Fluent Cargo offers multimodal tracking for all

Fluent Cargo, which styles itself as ‘Google Maps for freight’, has launched a multimodal tracking software as a service solution. It offers real-time updates and milestone tracking, estimated time of arrival predictions and flexible subscriptions. It uses a unified tracking platform that works across different ... [+]

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